New Zealand will host the Women's Rugby World Cup for the first time in 2021.
World Rugby made the announcement in Dublin on Thursday (NZT), saying New Zealand Rugby (NZR) had proved it was capable of staging the tournament.
England, France, Wales and Portugal had expressed interest in hosting the event, but only New Zealand and Australia put formal bids forward.
The World Rugby Panel voted 25-17 in New Zealand's favour.
New Zealand will be the first nation in the southern hemisphere to host the women's tournament, which was last staged in Ireland in 2017.
Seven of the eight Women's World Cup tournaments, which started in 1991, have been staged in Europe, with the 2006 event in Canada the only exception.
"I'm hugely excited the event will be held here," New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said, after the announcement.
"New Zealand is the home of women's rugby, the Black Ferns captured our imaginations again when they won their fifth World Cup title last year, and our entire country will get behind the tournament and all the teams participating in 2021."
Speaking from Grenoble in France, Black Ferns captain Fiao'o Faamausili said hosting a World Cup in New Zealand will be very special.
"We have the opportunity to showcase the best of women's rugby in front of the world's best supporters."
Matches will be played at the 5000-capacity Waitakere Stadium in Auckland and Whangarei's Northland Events Centre, as well as the 25,000-capacity Albany Stadium and Eden Park, which hosted the men's Rugby World Cup 2011 final.
The tournament will also feature some format changes, including an increase in length from 23 to 35 days, while a quarter-final stage has been introduced and eliminated teams will now exit the event, rather than play classification matches.
The Black Ferns won a record fifth women's Rugby World Cup title last year in Ireland, beating England 41-32 in the final.
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